Tennessee fans were thrilled to watch the Volunteers crush Tennessee-Martin, 65-24, at Neyland Stadium on Saturday.
But even more important than Tennessee’s massive win was the way Volunteers fans created a “blessing” for Skyhawks freshman offensive lineman AJ Marquez, whose family recently lost its Florida home in Hurricane Ian.
Days before the Volunteers and Skyhawks battled on the gridiron, a GoFundMe for Marquez had generated more than $18,000 on Thursday. Before the start of Saturday’s game, the Knoxville News Sentinel reported that Marquez’s GoFundMe had generated more than $70,000 thanks to a flood of donations from Tennessee fans.